Analysis of When eyes meet (Tanka)
Spotting you in crowd
Is such a pleasant surprise
Heart misses a beat
Connecting by way of eyes
The entire crowd disappears
| Scheme | ABCBD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) Cinquain (40%) |
| Metre | 10101 1101001 11001 0101111 0010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 119 |
| Words | 22 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 102 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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